Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

Deep Ruby with an elegant bouquet of ripe berry fruits, pepper spice with earthy tones, 100% ,Tempranillo, aged for 24 months in American and French oak. On the palate flavors of plum and jammy cherry, tobacco, oak, pepper spice, lively acidity. Fine chewy tannins, medium+ finish ending with fruit, oak, spice and an earthy character. Nice! — 2 years ago

Dani Ruiz Sanchez

9.2

Rojo teja. A tabaco, frutos negros.
Espectacular. — 3 years ago

Karen

8.9

Nice fruity Spanish wine had at book club dinner hosted at my house in May, from Sarah. — 4 years ago

Geoff Batchelor

9.0

Very nice, decant, rebuy at right price. — 4 years ago

Greg Gratson

8.9

Advent calendar, just fine. — 5 years ago

Dani Ruiz Sanchez

9.3

Grande. Cuerpo de hombre en un vino de 3 años. Muy intenso, rojo brillante con tonos oscuros. — 7 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.3

In 1979 John Shafer founded Shafer Vineyards in the Stags Leap District of Napa. A blend of 97% Syrah & 3% Petite Sirah, notably small PS% which varies each year. The work of Elias Fernandez, fruit from La Mesa Vineyard, a ridgetop of shallow soils & volcanic ash. Stunning red with full black fruit aromas and pepper spice with floral edge. On the palate blackberry flavors, spice, oak and earthy notes. Big fine tannins, vivid acidity, good balance on lingering finish ending with cacao tones. Will cellar well. — 8 years ago

Dutchbastard

8.9

Excellent wine — 2 years ago

Brian Franke

9.0

Had this wine in 2015 and another time. Always a value buy! — 3 years ago

with Sara

Senator Tommelier

8.9

Booyea Rioja. Mucho libre red fruits, tannins and leather like yo mamma likes it — 4 years ago

Nicole Ruiz Hudson

8.9

Really lovely fruit — peach, tangerine skin and cherries, and melon — with dried herbs on the finish. Really great with tikka masala.
— 4 years ago

Greg Gratson

9.0

Wsj advent calendar. Good. — 5 years ago

Kelly Ni

9.1

Dry but pleasant. Had with Greek tapas in DC with Sarah and Mao. — 6 years ago

Lauren Brodsky

10

Amazing, slightly spicy great after taste. — 7 years ago

Bernat Jaume

9.4

Viña Pedrosa reserva 2018, edición Thyssen para Vinoseleccion. 100% Tempranillo. Nariz floral. Frutas rojas. — 2 years ago

with Ana

Tom Casagrande

9.1

Nicely made and exuding character. Nose has bright, deep plummy fruit, along with nice, fragrant spice and a wisp of smoke. Mouthfilling, pure fruit on the palate, with a light touch, finish turns savory and shows lots of stony minerality. Nice acids and a bit of soft, chalky tannin comes out at the end. Terrific value. — 4 years ago

Chris Grimm

9.2

The flavor profile is kind of like Cab Franc, with notes of dehydrated strawberry (like Special K red berries), mushroom, and a kiss of oak. Medium bodied. Wonderful acid, and still had some tannins. — 4 years ago

Tina Penman

9.7

Buttery. Soft finish. No acidic-y — 4 years ago

Evan Bienstock

9.2

Smokey chicken on the Green Egg and a 10yr old Rioja. This wine is big; everywhere. It needs time. But I’m 10 years it will be a-mazing. Terrific now. — 5 years ago

Alan Doughty

9.6

Gorgeous flavors of coconut, dark fruit, wild hebs, mushroom and floral notes. Medium bodied, fresh acidity perfectly integrated with the intensity of the fruit. — 7 years ago